# Plex stopped doing automated backups **URL:** \ **Category:** Plex Media Server\ **Tags:** server-mac\ **Created:** [February 12, 2021, 8:21am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-stopped-doing-automated-backups/689580 "2021-02-12T08:21:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bartlomiej\_Baraniec](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/bartlomiej_baraniec/32/14531_2.png) [@Bartlomiej\_Baraniec](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Bartlomiej_Baraniec)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2021, 8:21am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-stopped-doing-automated-backups/689580/1 "2021-02-12T08:21:20Z")
Hi, I’m running latest version of PMS on macos. Few days ago I have moved backup location to network location. User “Plex” that logs automatically when MacMini boost, mount share /Volumes/Backup. Within that volume I have created a folder “Plex”. It has been working for few day: ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/6/2/62b4d563191b5b36e42621cf51348a6ea6d02604.png) But I’m missing at least two backups, the 8th and 11th of February. The share is mounted all the time, no network access issues, user Plex can read/write but backups are not being made anymore. I can’t find any information regarding backups in logs. Anyone has an idea? ---
**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2021, 9:08am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-stopped-doing-automated-backups/689580/2 "2021-02-12T09:08:47Z")
You might want to check your database for corruption and attempt to repair it. The PMS stops creating backups of the database when it notices corrupted data/structures. From the support article on [scheduled tasks](https://support.plex.tv/articles/201553286-scheduled-tasks/): > ### Backup database every three days > > Every three days, a backup of your core SQL database file will be created (if it is not already corrupted). This is the database that holds your media viewstate and other critical information. A backup can help protect against corruption which can occur in rare cases when a machine is powered down unexpectedly, for example. > > Up to three backup copies will be kept in a rotating manner. > > **Warning!** : This is only a backup of your core database; it is not a backup of all of your metadata content. This should _not_ be considered a replacement for [having a backup](https://support.plex.tv/articles/201539237-backing-up-plex-media-server-data/) of your Plex Media Server data. > > **Related Page** : [Restore a Database Backed Up via ‘Scheduled Tasks’](https://support.plex.tv/articles/202485658-restore-a-database-backed-up-via-scheduled-tasks/) # [https://support.plex.tv/articles/201100678-repair-a-corrupt-database/](https://support.plex.tv/articles/201100678-repair-a-corrupt-database/) ---
**Author:** ![Bartlomiej\_Baraniec](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/bartlomiej_baraniec/32/14531_2.png) [@Bartlomiej\_Baraniec](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Bartlomiej_Baraniec)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2021, 10:13am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-stopped-doing-automated-backups/689580/3 "2021-02-12T10:13:35Z")
![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/7/0/70c399508f23adfd727f6d664255a64b751febe7.png) Is there anything in logs I should be able to find? ---
**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2021, 1:05pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-stopped-doing-automated-backups/689580/4 "2021-02-12T13:05:45Z")
With debug logging you should see some `ERROR -` labeled lines with references to SQLite issues… those will however only show when Plex attempts to read from / write to a corrupted section of the database. ---
**Author:** ![Bartlomiej\_Baraniec](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/bartlomiej_baraniec/32/14531_2.png) [@Bartlomiej\_Baraniec](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Bartlomiej_Baraniec)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2021, 5:18pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-stopped-doing-automated-backups/689580/5 "2021-02-13T17:18:02Z")
Can someone explain how Plex calculates the time to do next Backup? Does it check last date on the file? Has some kind of time, since the server was online? Is there a limit of the databases files? @BigWheel can you share some knowledge with me? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2021, 5:18pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-stopped-doing-automated-backups/689580/6 "2021-05-14T17:18:15Z")
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